There are a lot of strange reasons by some Buddhist male monastics why women are not really suitable for ordination. Bhante Sujato finds similar reasons why men shouldn’t be ordained.
Controversies, abuse, and cultish tendencies in Buddhist communities
Tag: Bhikshuni
Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women in Theravada Buddhism – Ajahn Brahm
Theravada Buddhist monks, generally speaking, are very conservative. They often claim that they are the guardians of “Original Buddhism” from the time of the Lord Buddha Himself. They consider that one of their most important […]
Women monastics are indispensible
We need to understand that the situation now with Bhikshunis is an important issue. Some people think that there have been some foreign nuns who’ve come over and started making an issue out of it […]